✔ Permissibility of Sitting Near the Grave During Burial
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
It is narrated from Hazrat Bara’ bin ‘Azib (رضي الله عنه) that:
“We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for the funeral of an Ansari man. When we reached the grave, the niche (لحد) had not yet been dug.
So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat facing the Qiblah, and we sat around him.”
Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawood: 2751
Kitab al-Janaiz: Chapter on Sitting by the Grave
Abu Dawood: 3212
This Hadith clearly proves the permissibility of sitting near the grave during the process of burial.
It was practiced by the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions, making it part of the established Sunnah.
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
❖ Sitting by the Grave During Burial Is Permissible
It is narrated from Hazrat Bara’ bin ‘Azib (رضي الله عنه) that:
“We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for the funeral of an Ansari man. When we reached the grave, the niche (لحد) had not yet been dug.
So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat facing the Qiblah, and we sat around him.”
Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawood: 2751 Kitab al-Janaiz: Chapter on Sitting by the Grave Abu Dawood: 3212✔ Key Point:
This Hadith clearly proves the permissibility of sitting near the grave during the process of burial.
It was practiced by the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions, making it part of the established Sunnah.
